I'm Expanding the Scope of My Blog

I decided to expand the scope of this blog. Until now, it has been entirely dedicated to last year's Tour of Courage. I will be raising money for the Cancer Foundation again this year as part of my particiaption in the Westside Cycling Classic. But, I also raise money for other charities.

As some of you will know, I am in a band with friends from law school. We don't pretend to be good but we have a lot of fun. For the 3rd year running, we will be participating in the Battle of the Bar Bands. This event takes place at the Commodore Ballroom on Granville Street on June 13, 2008. 8 Bands, made up mostly of lawyers, will play. Ticket sales and band sponsorships go to the Lawyers' Benevolent Fund - a not-for-profit society set up through the BC branch of the Canadian Bar Association. The Benevolent Fund provides financial assistance to lawyers who cannot support themselves.

Our band, No Reply, makes a point of being different at the event. We play mostly punk music while most others play classic rock with a mix of a few top 40 tunes. We may not be good but at least we play good music.

I'll be posting on that initiative as well. Please check back often to keep track of our progress.

I'm Back on My Bike

I'm back on my bike and training for the Westside Cycling Classic. Once again, this is a fundraiser for the BC Cancer Foundation and I am solicitong support from everyone I know. It's a different format than last year's Tour of Courage. This year, the route is a mere 40km and it will be held on June 1, 2008.

I'll post more as my training and fundraising progresses. Please take the time to visit my fundraising website at this link: http://donate.bccancerfoundation.com/site/TR/Events/WestsideClassic?px=1142208&pg=personal&fr_id=1370&et=JZzewUzc7-wEkQ2Gyv-MBg..&s_tafId=2241

(I'm going to try to make the link simpler).